Teacher steps down after four decades
CARLSBAD — Thomas “TR” Robertson will be leaving a legacy behind at Carlsbad High School when he retires at the end of this school year. Students and staff know him by the movie posters strewn across his classroom walls, his hundreds of ties, his easygoing chuckle and his curled mustache. And he has had plenty [...]
Carlsbad police seek additional victims in assault case
CARLSBAD — On June 9 at 11:25 a.m., the city of Carlsbad Police Department received a call about a disturbance at the Motel 6 in the 1000 block of Carlsbad Village Drive. As a result of the disturbance, officers arrested 27-year-old Matthew Terrell of Oceanside. Terrell was arrested for False Imprisonment and Assault with the [...]
Carlsbad Playreaders bring poetic tale of war to library
CARLSBAD — In its latest production, the Carlsbad Playreaders will bring a poetic tale of war told from the perspective of three generations of military within the same family in “Elliot, a Soldier’s Fugue” at the Carlsbad Library June 17. “The piece is extremely intriguing,” said actor John Padilla. “It’s such a beautiful story of [...]
Bookseller shares love of literature in unique way
CARLSBAD — Sitting in his little bungalow house off of Jefferson Street, Sean Christopher began to describe one of the many reasons he is passionate about books. “(A book) can be old and yellow and crispy, and that story —” Christopher couldn’t finish his sentence before his 4-year-old Jack interjected — “Dad, watch me get [...]
Fresh water expected to flow by late 2015
CARLSBAD – As far as the complexities of building the largest desalination plant in the Americas go, Peter MacLaggan, vice president of Poseidon Water said it was hard to say where the most critical element of the project was. Over the last several months crews have been working to demolish tanks that were on the [...]
Commission OKs mall revamp
CARLSBAD — “Ugly. Uninviting from the exterior,” and “beyond run-down” were some of the phrases used by Carlsbad planning commissioners to describe the current state of Plaza Camino Real, the mall located between state Route 78 and El Camino Real. Representing the mall’s primary owner, Jerry Engen, senior vice president of development of Westfield, said [...]
Police investigate suspicious death
CARLSBAD — On Friday, at 5:41 a.m. the city of Carlsbad Police Department received a call about a white male in his 20s lying on the beach needing medical aid. Bystanders on the beach were providing life-saving medical aid. Fire and police units responded to the area where, on arrival, the fire department rendered medical [...]
Tolan Shaw is having himself a ‘prolific year’
CARLSBAD — While every generation seems to reject their parents’ music, Tolan Shaw embraced the soulful sounds of Otis Redding, Sam Cooke and Marvin Gaye that he learned from his dad, Doug Shaw a vocalist and guitarist with the band, The Rhythm Method. “He exposed me to music of the 1960s and 1970s and when [...]
First Fridays seek to bring community together
CARLSBAD — The New Village Arts Foundry Studios will begin its summerlong First Fridays at the Foundry, which includes art for sale, a hands-on craft, live music and refreshments June 7. “It’s an open house and art party that helps to introduce Foundry Studios and New Village Arts Theatre to the community,” Laura Kurner, Foundry [...]
Carlsbad sees balanced budget for FY 2013-14
CARLSBAD — With an improving economy and rising revenues, Carlsbad city staff was able to propose a balanced operating budget for the 2013-14 fiscal year to City Council at its May 28 meeting. The budget incorporated investments in two new ambulances for the Fire Department, the city’s traffic signal program, and an updated city website. [...]